Taking the shield away would be DRASTIC. That would encourage bow users to just run even more. Add a buff, and you have runners with(I assume) even better bows then they have now. They wouldn't be able to black charge attack, or kicks very well.

There shouldn't be ranged weapons in arena.

Nerf: What pate said, if you do enough damage to someone, you get an arrow back, if you shoot an arrow, you lose one.

This way people with skill will be able to use bow a heck of a lot better than the spamming jerks, and still not quite as much as before.

But if we have limited arrows, it will make the good players really stand out with bow. The annoying people who do just spam would have consequences and be forced to learn how to kick, roll, and attack without depending on arrows.

Making the reload slower would also work, but it would be less affective

Yeah, this is too extreme of a nerf. Blocking is essential to the gameplay for all players. This would encourage archers to avoid melee fights and just spend time running. I say we need to fix the kick before we pass judgement on the bow nerf.